Volunteers are essential to what the White House
is all about!! Being part of the local community which is central to
the Trust ethos, so that others can learn, including you as a
volunteer. To date volunteers have played a significant role in the
success of the project including getting the project to its current
stage and with the Educational project during the Archaeological Dig.

As the restored White House will cover a broad
range of themes a volunteer role could be found to meet almost any
knowledge or interest. While the most usual role will involve working
with the public there are other opportunities.

A brief description of the main volunteer roles include:

Exhibition Guide
As an Exhibition Guide you will be responsible for conducting tours of
the various exhibitions housed within the White House including The
History of the Building, The Williamite and Jacobite Trail and any
touring exhibitions.

Gallery Attendant
The Gallery Attendant will support the Exhibition Guide and direct
visitors around the building ensuring that visitor and colleagues
health and safety is paramount. Gallery Attendants will also carry out
light cleaning duties.

Coffee Bar Attendant
The Coffee Bar attendant will provide a refreshment service for
visitors and colleagues, as well as the making of tea and coffee this
role will include cash handling and cleaning of the catering areas.

General Attendant
The General Attendant will form a very important role in the day to day
running of the White House. This role will involve the preparation of
various rooms for meetings, visitors etc. It will also form part of the
maintenance work of the building and supporting the caretaker.

Receptionist
The Receptionist will be the first point of contact for visitors either
by phone or in person. This role will involve cash handling, directing
visitors and answering queries on the phone, it will also involved
monitoring of CCTV and Alarm systems for which training will be given.

Administration (with Computer use and
without computer use)
This role will involve supporting the staff and volunteers of the Trust
with vital administrative support allowing them to deliver front line
services. You will be taking bookings and enquiries for the use of the
White House, dealing with correspondence, issuing mailings, preparing
copies of the Trust Newsletter, all varying tasks.

As there are many varied tasks, the administrative roles can
be broken up into using or not using a computer so there is a
supporting role to suit you. There is a possibility you may be able to
work at home, although you would need to liaise with your nominated
trustee regarding this.

Support will be provided to you from when
you volunteer with the trust. You will have a dedicated Trustee to
report to who will be on hand should you have any queries during your
time with us.

Training is essential in order to equip
White House Volunteers to provide the public with good quality advice
and information. It is therefore essential that volunteers within the
Trust, recognise the importance of their initial training and the need
for ongoing, in-service training. After initial induction, it is
expected that volunteers will undertake such training as and when
appropriate.

The White House Trust encourages a policy
whereby all volunteers have reasonable out of pocket expenses
reimbursed by the Trust. Expenses are paid for travel to and from the
White House and for any other travel undertaken as part of your
voluntary commitment. If by your own choice however you decide not to
claim your volunteer expenses, please ensure this is recorded as a
donation.

Have you read enough now
and you just want to get started?

Well here’s what you need
to do.

Complete and return a registration form, you
can download a copy of the form here -